Prayer

Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. — Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV)

Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. — Isaiah 58:9 (NIV)

For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them. — Matthew 18:20 (NIV)

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. — Matthew 7:7 (NIV)

Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. — Matthew 21:21-22 (NIV)

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. — Mark 11:24 (NIV)

Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. — James 5:13-14 (NIV)

Confess Your Sins

And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. — James 5:15-16 (NIV)

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. — 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.— Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.— Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)

Pray in Jesus’s Name

And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. — John 14:13-14 (NIV)

Pray According to God’s Will

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.— 1 John 5:14-15 (NIV)

How to PrayExample – The Lord’s Prayer

This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation,but deliver us from the evil one.— Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV)

The Holy Spirit Helps Us

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans.— Romans 8:26 (NIV)

Quotes on Prayer

Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan — John Bunyan

Prayer is not monologue, but dialogue. Gods voice in response to mine is its most essential part. — Andrew Murray